Tag: poetry

9/13/17: FLUX: Gender Identity Via Speculative Lit

August 27, 2017

AN OFFICIAL 2017 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT BREW presents FLUX: Gender Identity Via Speculative Lit Gender identity is continually in flux, both culturally and–for many of us–personally. Speculative literature is nearly as broad and amorphous as our understanding of gender identity itself. It draws from the tropes of horror, sci-fi and fantasy–yet by refusing adherence to … More 9/13/17: FLUX: Gender Identity Via Speculative Lit

12/8/16: BREW XI: An Evening of Literary Works

December 11, 2016

BREW XI was a night of powerful, funny and tender literature–all of it based around the sort of artistic community I think is essential now more than ever in these uncertain sociopolitical times: Welcoming yet utterly thought-provoking. ANANDA LIMA holds an MA in Linguistics from UCLA. She was a mentee in the AWP Writer to … More 12/8/16: BREW XI: An Evening of Literary Works

9/29/16: BREW X: An Evening of Literary Works

October 2, 2016

BREW X got me thinking a lot about the vulnerability inherent in writing. Even when a writer isn’t specifically exploring the autobiographical there is still so much vulnerability in the act of putting one’s thoughts and feelings down on paper–or upon laptop screen–and even more so in sharing them with an audience. I started things … More 9/29/16: BREW X: An Evening of Literary Works

6/23/16: BREW VIII: An Evening of Literary Works

June 24, 2016

Thank you to all the readers and to the audience for making BREW VIII such a wonderful evening of literature and camaraderie. It was an event predominated largely by personal history. I started things off by reading some ancient journal entries in which my 10-year old self seemed concerned primarily with turning his room into … More 6/23/16: BREW VIII: An Evening of Literary Works

5/5/16: BREW VII: An Evening of Literary Works

May 6, 2016

Much gratitude to the remarkably gifted writers and lit-lovers in attendance who made BREW VII such an enthralling night. Madeline Stevens bestowed upon us an excerpt from her novel-in-progress about the darkly hilarious, deeply unsettling exploits of a nanny and the dysfunctional family for whom she works. Katie Longofono eviscerated any and all comfort levels … More 5/5/16: BREW VII: An Evening of Literary Works

4/14/16: BREW VI: An Evening of Literary Works

April 6, 2016

Many thanks to the preternaturally-talented writers for making BREW VI such a wondrous evening and to the audience as well for ceding some brain-space over to the literary magic. I myself started things off by reading from my debut collection “The Strange and Weird: Stories to Make You Think,” self-published when I was 11 yrs … More 4/14/16: BREW VI: An Evening of Literary Works

3/10/16: BREW V: An Evening of Literary Works

March 11, 2016

Many thanks to Hungry Ghost and to the immensely talented lineup of readers for making Brew V: An Evening of Literary Works such a memorable event. Leah Umansky shared a number of harrowing and heartrending poems from her upcoming dystopian-themed collection Straight Away the Emptied World out soon from Kattywompus Press. Ilana Masad took us … More 3/10/16: BREW V: An Evening of Literary Works

2/3/16: BREW IV: An Evening of Literary Works

February 4, 2016

Thanks to Hungry Ghost and to the fantastic lineup of readers for making Brew IV: An Evening of Literary Works such a fantastic event. Deirdre Coyle cataloged a history of scars–mostly physical, some psychological–for us. Stu Watson–aka “The Lizard King”–wowed us with his own poetry as well as a recitation of Hart Crane’s work. Coryn … More 2/3/16: BREW IV: An Evening of Literary Works

12/16/18: BREW III: An Evening of Literary Works

December 3, 2015

The third installment of Brew: An Evening of Literary Works was a particularly special night with works spanning the gamut from paranoia, psycho-sexual obsession, outright emotional devastation, and dumb-ass college hockey players. The diverse and uniquely talented lineup included: Devin Kelly: Devin earned his MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. He is a co-host of the … More 12/16/18: BREW III: An Evening of Literary Works